The Scramble Is On To Get Corzine’s Seat

Ever since Senator Jon S. Corzine won the bitter race for Governor of New Jersey earlier this month, a political pall hanging over the state has started to lift. Gone are the sharp-toothed campaign ads and the slanderous whispers. The cacophony of anger and intrigue—most notably from Joanne Corzine, the Governor-elect’s ex-wife—has calmed.

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The Scramble Is On To Get Corzine’s Seat

Ever since Senator Jon S. Corzine won the bitter race for Governor of New Jersey earlier this month, a political pall hanging over the state has started to lift. Gone are the sharp-toothed campaign ads and the slanderous whispers. The cacophony of anger and intrigue—most notably from Joanne Corzine, the Governor-elect’s ex-wife—has calmed.

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Corzine By Chin: Elected Governor Despite Ex-Wife

When New Jersey polling stations closed at 8 p.m., Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jon Corzine was relaxing upstairs at the East Brunswick Hilton, tucked away in a suite with his mother, brother and three children. Below, the hotel’s grand ballroom began to swell with elected officials, campaign operatives and assorted well-wishers, all of them confident.

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